bentrue
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sorry for the length of this, but i just want to make sure i COMPLETELY understand this before i attempt the project. here is what i understand about refugiums, and some questions i have to fill in the holes.
i need to get an overflow box that hangs on the back of my main tank. (what kind of overflow box?) then i run a tube from the overflow box down to my refugium. (what kind of tube, how big, diameter?) this tube is siphoned and empties into the refugium.
in the refugium i have 3"-4" of LS and some caulerpa. (how much caulerpa, will this cause a small cycle to happen in my main tank?) then i use a pump to get the water back up to the main tank. (what kind of pump would be right for my tank, do i use the same type and size tube to return that i used to bring the water?)
how do i regulate the flows from the overflow down to the refugium, and then through the pump back to the main tank to keep the water levels equal?
do i add new saltwater to the refugium so that the levels will not drop dramatically when the siphon begins?
do i need to place a heater in the refugium? do i fill the refugium 3/4 full?
what type of lighting will i need to have for the refugium?
again, sorry for the length of the post, but i want to be sure and get this all right before i attempt it.
how much of a cost do you estimate in all of this?
i need to get an overflow box that hangs on the back of my main tank. (what kind of overflow box?) then i run a tube from the overflow box down to my refugium. (what kind of tube, how big, diameter?) this tube is siphoned and empties into the refugium.
in the refugium i have 3"-4" of LS and some caulerpa. (how much caulerpa, will this cause a small cycle to happen in my main tank?) then i use a pump to get the water back up to the main tank. (what kind of pump would be right for my tank, do i use the same type and size tube to return that i used to bring the water?)
how do i regulate the flows from the overflow down to the refugium, and then through the pump back to the main tank to keep the water levels equal?
do i add new saltwater to the refugium so that the levels will not drop dramatically when the siphon begins?
do i need to place a heater in the refugium? do i fill the refugium 3/4 full?
what type of lighting will i need to have for the refugium?
again, sorry for the length of the post, but i want to be sure and get this all right before i attempt it.
how much of a cost do you estimate in all of this?